Rocket pesto

Name: Rocket pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 1 small garlic clove; Pinch of sea salt; 25g pine nuts, very lightly toasted; 50g wild rocket; 25g Parmesan, finely grated; Juice of ½ lemon; 125ml extra-virgin olive oil

Published: 30 Apr 10
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This homemade rocket pesto recipe, with added wild rocket, is more peppery and punchier than the traditional recipe.

Serves 4
Ready in 10 minutes

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Ingredients

1 small garlic clove
Pinch of sea salt
25g pine nuts, very lightly toasted
50g wild rocket
25g Parmesan, finely grated
Juice of ½ lemon
125ml extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Put the garlic and salt into the bowl of a small food processor and pulse.
Add the pine nuts and pulse until roughly chopped (be careful not to over-process). Add the rocket and pulse carefully until it is well mixed, but still very textured.
Turn into a bowl and stir through the Parmesan and lemon juice. Pour in the olive oil and mix well until you have a juicy paste, seasoning to taste as you go.

Recipe from May 2010 Issue

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